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Existing law makes a person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services guilty of the crime of human trafficking and subject to imprisonment and a specified fine.

This bill would establish the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery (California ACTS) Task Force to collect and organize data on the nature and prevalence of trafficking in persons in California and organize California. The bill would require the task force to examine collaborative efforts
models
between local and state governments and nongovernmental organizations for protecting victims of trafficking, among other, related duties. The Under the bill, the task force would be chaired by a designee of the Attorney General, and would be comprised of specified state officials, law enforcement officers, and representatives of organizations providing various officials and specified individuals who have expertise in human trafficking or provide
services to victims of human trafficking, as specified. The bill would require the task force would be required to hold its first meeting no later than July 1, 2020, and would require the task force to meet at least once every 2 months, and 4 times. The bill would require the task force to report specified findings and recommendations to the Office of Emergency Services and the Legislature by December 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021,
March 31, 2023, and additional findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Legislature by July 1, 2021.
2023.

The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2022. 2024.

Digest Key

Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
YES
Local Program:
NO

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Title 6.7 (commencing with Section 13990) is added to Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:

13990.

(a) The California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery (California ACTS) Task Force is hereby established to do all of the following:

(1) Collect and organize data on the nature and extent of trafficking of persons in California, and prepare and deliver a report to the Office of Emergency Services and the Legislature by March 31, 2021, 2023, that details recommendations for all of the following:

(A) The
cost of a prevalence study for the State of California that addresses types of trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking, and the dynamics of who is being trafficked, including citizenship, gender, age, race, and additional characteristics as identified by the task force as essential to an understanding of the scope and severity of trafficking in persons in California.

(B) The best entity to conduct such a study for California.

(C) How often such a study should be conducted in California to best support early identification of human trafficking victims and prevent future human trafficking in California.

(3) Measure and evaluate the progress of the state in preventing trafficking, protecting and providing assistance to victims of trafficking, and prosecuting persons engaged in trafficking, and prepare and deliver a report to the Office of Emergency Services and the Legislature by December 31, 2020, that details recommendations for all of the following: trafficking.

(A)The cost of a study evaluating the service providers funded by the Office of Emergency Services, and the cost to disseminate this information to all human trafficking service providers throughout California.

(B)How often such a study should be conducted in California to best serve trafficking victims.

(C)Recommendations to the Office of Emergency Services on standard outcomes and performance indicators to be tracked by the Office of Emergency Services to best evaluate the effectiveness of programs and services for human trafficking victims, as well as public education and outreach efforts funded by the Office of Emergency Services.

(4)Identify available federal, state, and local
programs that provide services to victims of trafficking, including, but not limited to, healthcare, human services, housing, education, legal assistance, job training or preparation, interpreting services, English as a second language classes, voluntary repatriation, and victim’s compensation, and assess the need for additional services, including, but not limited to, shelter services for trafficking victims.

(5)Evaluate approaches to increase public awareness of trafficking.

(6)Analyze existing state criminal statutes for their adequacy in addressing trafficking, and, if the analysis determines that those statutes are inadequate, recommend revisions to those statutes or the enactment of new statutes that specifically define and address trafficking.

(7)Consult with governmental and nongovernmental organizations
in developing recommendations to strengthen state and local efforts to prevent trafficking, protect and assist victims of trafficking, and prosecute traffickers, including specifically addressing the issues of human trafficking for forced criminality, particularly in the area of drugs, theft, and benefits fraud, in addition to sex trafficking for prostitution.

(b)The task force shall be chaired by a designee of the Attorney General. The Department of Justice shall provide staff and support for the task force, to the extent that resources are available.

(c)

(b) The task force shall be comprised of the
following representatives or their designees:

(1) The Attorney General.

(2) The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.

(3) The Director of Social Services.

(4) The Director of Health Care Services.

(5)The Chair of the Judicial Council.

(6)The Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.

(7)One representative of the California District Attorneys Association.

(8)One representative of the California Public Defenders Association.

(9)Two representatives of local law enforcement, one selected by the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and one selected by the California Police Chiefs Association.

(10)One representative of the California Coalition Against Sexual
Assault, appointed by the Governor.

(11)One representative of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, appointed by the Governor.

(12)One university researcher, appointed by the Governor.

(5) The Director of Emergency Services.

(6) The State Public Health Officer.

(7) A representative from the California Child Welfare Council.

(13)

(8) One mental health professional, professional with expertise on human trafficking, appointed by the Governor.

(14)

(9) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one representative of an organization that provides services to the homeless in southern California, one representative that advocates for immigrant workers’ rights, and one representative of an organization that serves victims of human trafficking in southern California.
from law enforcement with expertise on human trafficking.

(15)

(10) The Senate Rules Committee on Rules shall appoint one representative of from an organization that provides services to the homeless in northern California, one representative that provides legal immigration services to low-income individuals, and one representative of an organization that serves victims of human trafficking in northern California.
victims of human trafficking.

(16)The Governor shall appoint three survivors of human trafficking.

(17)The Governor shall appoint three representatives of human trafficking service providers that are currently funded under the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance (HV) Program through the Office of Emergency Services: one from an organization that serves victims of trafficking in northern California, one that serves victims of trafficking in central California, and one that serves victims
of trafficking in southern California.

(d)

(c) Whenever possible, members of the task force shall have experience providing services to trafficked persons or have knowledge of human trafficking issues.

(e)

(d) The members of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing authority. Reimbursement of necessary expenses may be provided at the discretion of the respective
appointing authority or agency participating in the task force.

(f)

(e) The task force shall meet at least once every two months. four times. Subcommittees may be formed and meet as necessary. All meetings shall be open to the public. The first meeting of the reconvened task force shall be held no later than March
July 1, 2020.

(g)

(f) On or before July 1, 2021, 2023, the task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Legislature. At the request of any member, the report may include minority findings and recommendations.

(h)

(g) For the purposes of this section, “trafficking” means all acts involved in the recruitment, abduction, transport, harboring, transfer, sale, or receipt of persons, within national or across international borders, through force, coercion, fraud, or deception, to place persons in situations of slavery or slavery-like conditions, forced labor or services, including forced prostitution or sexual services, domestic servitude, bonded sweatshop labor, or other debt bondage.

(i)

(h) All reports to the Legislature made pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(j)

(i) This title shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022,
2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date. repealed.